e-News Sign-up
PoliceMag.com offers a selection of FREE e-newsletters. Get news and information about topics important to you.
- OnTarget - Sent to you weekly. General law enforcement news.
- Firearms & Tactics - Sent to you every other week. Training tips and news on the gun market.
- Patrol Tactics - Sent to you weekly. Timely information for street cops.
- Recruit - Sent to you monthly. Advice for the aspiring officer.
- SWAT - Sent to you weekly. Techniques for tactical team members and leaders.
- Trainers and Training - Sent to you monthly. Tips, techniques, and advice to help you improve your training and stretch your training dollar.

|
-
Features
TREXPO East is scheduled to host an exclusive screening of the documentary, "Drug Wars: The Colombianization of Mexico," on Tuesday, August 26. Even if you don't work anywhere near the border or live in one of the border states, chances are that drug and human traffickers are operating in your state, and possibly in your jurisdiction.
Melanie Basich
-
Features
New suits, masks, and breathing apparatus for first resonders.
Melanie Basich
-
Features
The newest ballistic vests for everyday use under your uniform.
Angela Lu
-
Features
A selection of the newest ballistic vests designed for high-risk SWAT missions.
Angela Lu
-
Features
An officer's physical fitness is a concern not just because the officers are overweight and might develop a debilitating health condition in their later years. It's an officer survival issue. It could put an officer at a serious disadvantage when he or she faces a more physically fit bad guy who has the mindset to win.
Dave Young
-
Features
LAPD brass is still trying to mold SWAT into a softer, gentler special unit that won't offend the politically correct sensibilities of community activists. But now for one of the few times in its distinguished history, SWAT is actually vulnerable to such pressure.
David Griffith
-
Features
Noise is the enemy of communications and tactical awareness. So to improve the performance of law enforcement tactical units and protect the hearing of their highly trained operators, it's time for agencies nationwide to invest in suppressors for the weapons used by their entry teams.
Lawrence Heiskell, MD, FACEP, FAAFP
-
Columns: Editorial
Back about 20 years ago when gangs in Los Angeles were shooting at each other in drivebys and hitting a lot of innocent bystanders, I was fond of saying that I had a solution for the gang problem: marksmanship lessons.
David Griffith
-
Columns: In My Sights
Honestly, we have a lot of things in life that are like physicals: We don't enjoy them but we need to do them. For the crime fighter the list includes things like depositions, evaluations, and death notifications.
Dave Smith
-
Reviews: Arsenal
So successful was the 7.62 x 51mm rifle designed for the military that DPMS officials decided to build a 5.56 x 45mm version of the gun. Called, appropriately enough, the Mini SASS, this new rifle has many of the same features that made its big brother so popular.
Mike Detty
-
Reviews: Police Product Test
Streamlight's Sidewinder is like the right angle light made famous by the military but with numerous improvements.
Scott Smith
-
Departments: First Look
Stealth Force is the new incarnation of Magnum USA's popular Stealth line of boots. Available in a host of styles—all in black leather and nylon—the Stealth Force line has a boot for patrol, SWAT missions, and the station, and pretty much everything in between.
Melanie Basich
-
Departments: Patrol Response To...
Daily, some 135,000 convenience stores in the U.S. serve 100 million Americans who find their easy in-and-out access appealing. Unfortunately, such convenience isn't lost on criminals who have historically found convenience stores equally attractive.
Joseph Petrocelli
-
Departments: The Winning Edge
During an arrest, a handcuffed, subdued suspect is in the safest condition for both the officer and the suspect. To gain control, officers should learn the OSC (Overcome, Stabilize, Cuff) strategy.
Terry E. Smith
-
Departments: Shots Fired
Sgt. Burnett had worn the vest religiously throughout his career, but on this day he told his wife that for the first time he would go to work without it. She wasn't happy with his decision.
Dean Scoville
-
Departments: Point of Law
Ever since the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Massiah v. U.S., it has been the rule that any statements about a crime that were deliberately elicited from the suspect by a government official or undercover agent, after the Sixth Amendment right to counsel had “attached” and been asserted, could not be used at trial to prove guilt.
Devallis Rutledge
|